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H. C. MAXWELL.

BREEOHING RING FOR HARNESS.

No. 366,495. Patented July 12, 1887.

WITNESSES 02%4 yam 5 5;

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE,

HENRY O. MAXWELL, OF ROME, NEW YORK.

BREECHlNG-RING FOR HARNESS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No.366,495, dated July 12, 1887.

Application filed April H, 1687.

Be it known that I, HENRY O. llIAXWELL, a citizen of the United States, residing at Rome, in the county of Oneida and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Breeching-R-ings; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements on Patent No. 305,458, granted to me on the 23d day of September, 1884, in harness-trimmings for breeching-rings; and it consists in the novel construction of the same, whereby the brace of a hip-strap is prevented from coming in contact with the end of thebreeching, all as will be hereinafter explained.

The annexed drawing, to which reference is made, illustrates my invention, in which the figure represents a side view of my device having part of the breeching and hip strap stay or brace attached.

Referring by letter to the annexed drawing, A designates a breeching-ring, to which is attached the end of a breeehing to its vertical bar a, and a hipst-rap brace, I), to the upper horizontal portion thereof. This ring is pro vided with a guard, c, which is cast integral therewith, forming a loop for the end of the breeching, which loop consists of the horizontal bar 0 and vertical bar f, in connection Serial No. 234,848. (No model.)

with the bar a of the ring,\vhich separates the breeching from the stay, which latter lies in the space (1, formed above the guard and below the upper horizontal bar of the ring.

It will be seen that the guard is provided within the open space of the ring, and that the breeching and stay are prevented from coming in contact with one another, and it is orna mental and cheap to manufacture.

I am aware that patents numbered 341,717 and 229,166 were granted, and do not claim such construction shown in either patent; but,

Having described my invention, what I claim is As an improved article of manufacture, the withindeseribed breeching-riug, consisting of the ring proper and elongated loop formed integral, said loop arranged within the ring and adjacent to the vertical bar to which the breeching is secured, said loop extending nearly to the upper horizontal bar of the ring, and forming the space d between said bar and the bar 0 for the end of the brace b, as shown and described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

HENRY O. MAXWELL.

\Vi tnesses:

O. S. GRIFFEN, J. E. BIELBY. 

